Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2022 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 10.6 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
7 °C
4.2 — 9.8 °C
About Morecambe Bay wave buoy
Morecambe Bay (CCO station 105) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 53.9887°N, 3.0657°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | SW | 7.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | SW | 7.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | SW | 7.3 | |
| 4 | 4 | SSW | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | SW | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 6.9 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 6.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 6.3 | |
| 5 | 5 | SW | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | SW | 5.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 3 | S | 5.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 5.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 5.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 6.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 6.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 7.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 7.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 9.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 9.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.